Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Freightliner Columbia

1FVXA7CG7GLGX6734 · Incomplete - Glider · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Columbia 120
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJun 20, 2023
NC
Last seenNov 12, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FVXA7CG7GLGX6734
Make
Freightliner
Model
Columbia
Model year
2016
Body class
Incomplete - Glider
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
XA7CG

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
GX6734

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FREIGHTLINER

Prefix basis · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Columbia

Prefix basis · 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Columbia 120

Sourced label · prefix basis 503 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FREIGHTLINER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Columbia

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Glider

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 20, 2023 – Nov 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 12, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELVIN TRUCKING LLC 2950333ZB71075/NC
Sep 2, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELVIN TRUCKING LLC 2950333ZB71075/NC
Oct 18, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Feb 8, 2024NCII · Walk-around0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Jan 3, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSBEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Nov 7, 2023NCII · Walk-around1BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Oct 25, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Aug 18, 2023NCII · Walk-around0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Jul 19, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
Jun 20, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0BEST CARTAGE INC 244285LZ9557/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELVIN TRUCKING LLC2950333Sep 2, 2025Nov 12, 20252NC
BEST CARTAGE INC244285Jun 20, 2023Oct 18, 20248NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZB71075NCELVIN TRUCKING LLCSep 2, 2025Nov 12, 20252
LZ9557NCBEST CARTAGE INCJun 20, 2023Oct 18, 20248
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026